Happiness is....

[jessmarimba]

Happiness is...

a very snuggly orange kitty who usually doesn't sit still for 2 seconds of pets. He's still young, he's tired, he can barely keep his eyes open but he's purring!

(He's also very lucky that I found my second garnet earring in a floor crack this morning - those were a Christmas present I received as a 5-month-old and if he'd been the reason I lost one I would've been very upset)

[Biciclista]

itself, you have a KOALA?

[luv2climb]

Besides the obvious (climbing), happiness is finding a friendly kittykittykitty to pet on a ride. Especially a ride like last weekend's, with its 51 miles and 5,062' of climbing.

My helmet cam was still recording when I stopped to take a picture of the funny sign at an antique store at the end of my ride. I spotted a cat across the street and walked over to pet her. Turn up the volume to hear her adorable purr-meows.

http://contour.com/stories/very-frie...long-bike-ride

[luv2climb]

Thank you! I saw the like when I went to my profile. I just LOVE kitties! I have tons of videos and pictures of all the friendly cats I've petted over the years. It makes me happy to hear them purring and talking, and to see them roll over and give that "I wuv you!" look. Some of them even let you rub their belly, but most will use your hand for a cat toy if you do that. My mother's hands and arms are all scratched up from her overgrown kitten.

[marni]

sweet kitty with a beautiful face and very friendly. Lucky you.

Our miss Ike talks like that when she is petted but she has this teeny weeny squeaky little voice. It is quite endearing.

[Blueberry]

Awww Luv2Climb - thanks for sharing

I'm such a sucker for sweet kitties (this explains how I came home with three when I went to adopt 1). All of mine talk - but in different ways. Our Siamese mix has that weird throaty voice that he uses sometimes. Our big long haired Maine Coon looking kitty has a very thin squeak almost. The other one is somewhere in the middle - but mostly a monotone....

[marni]

Awww Luv2Climb - thanks for sharing

I'm such a sucker for sweet kitties (this explains how I came home with three when I went to adopt 1). All of mine talk - but in different ways. Our Siamese mix has that weird throaty voice that he uses sometimes. Our big long haired Maine Coon looking kitty has a very thin squeak almost. The other one is somewhere in the middle - but mostly a monotone....

I wonder if the tiny little bell like squeak is typical of Maine Coons? Our 22 pound boy Tux has such an itty bitty tiny voice which he uses hardly at all. Neither of our current cats talk all that much,maybe one or two comments e very couple of weeks. Previously we had an ocicat (abyssinian/siamese cross breed) that talked and whine constantly.

Now if we could only break the dogs of barking constantly at e verything and nothing.

marni

[WindingRoad]

LimeWave - too cute! What a sweety :-) :-) :-)

Happiness is waking up in bed next to my sweetheart BF and putting my head on his chest while we both wake up. The smell of the fresh cup of coffee he sits on the nightstand next to me in the morning :-) Purring kitties is always a happy time and of course fun rides with new and old friends :-)

[jessmarimba]

I wonder if the tiny little bell like squeak is typical of Maine Coons? Our 22 pound boy Tux has such an itty bitty tiny voice which he uses hardly at all. Neither of our current cats talk all that much,maybe one or two comments e very couple of weeks. Previously we had an ocicat (abyssinian/siamese cross breed) that talked and whine constantly.

From what I've read, they do "chirp" regularly more than other breeds. Mine has a really high, quiet voice too, though she talks much less now than she did as a kitten.

[luv2climb]

Thanks gals! I'll have to get video of the gray and white cat my friends and I named Smokey. He showed up in the neighborhood one day and he always greets you with a series of loud meows. He also kneads a lot, so he was probably weaned too early as a kitten.

[Lauralyn]

Thanks I needed this!
Happiness is spending time with my horse I have had for 21 yrs, my pup, sitting in a sunny spot in the back yard and being with my husband. I like the simple things and work to keep it that way. I love seeing the flowers popping, even though they are early and the birds every am at the feeder.

[Dogmama]

Watching my Zack (German Shepherd) see things after his cataract surgery. Birds, other dogs, leaves on the ground...